Simple Yet Gourmet

Sorry for the lack of recipes lately!  It's not that I haven't been cooking, I just haven't had time to post the things I have made.  Today I decided I needed to get all my new recipes filed and off my desk! We have had a lot of fun over the last few holidays with new recipes.  I will post them over the next few weeks.  My kids were excited about all we did for Saint Patrick's Day and Valentine's Day so stay tuned for those pictures and recipes. For this dish, I really like Cashew Chicken so I found this recipe in a magazine at the eye doctor's office.  I pulled out a piece of scrape paper and wrote it down, but forgot to get the source!  It was a quick, simple and healthy meal that we all enjoyed.   Not much prep work and a dish that had everything in it, meaning veggies, so I didn't need a side dish!!  Hope you enjoy it!

I try to balance out my treat intake by eating healthy snacks during the day, but finding healthy and yummy snacks that I don't get bored with is a challenge.  I had this recipe on the back burner for a while but didn't get around to trying it for a few weeks after I bought the yogurt.  I didn't have too high of expectations for it so I was taken by surprise by how much I liked this!  Brynlee loved this as well so I am sure we'll be making this quite a bit.  It's so yummy and packed with protein so it will keep you fueled for a while.  If you don't like peanut butter or have allergies, just omit it and you'll  still have a delicious vanilla yogurt fruit dip.

No-Bake Cookies conjure up memories of childhood.  I think these were one of the first recipes I learned to make and would do so any chance I got.  I even got permission from my mom to make these when friends came over.  It's true.  I have always loved sugar, chocolate, and cooking.  Just in the genes I guess.  Anyway, I still crave these occasionally but have found that with my more "mature" adult palate I have had a hard time finding a recipe to really satisfy the need for a deep rich chocolate cookie.  Finally it dawned on me to just make my own. First I browned the butter to add some extra depth of flavor and then I added Dutch Cocoa instead of regular cocoa, for a more intense chocolate flavor, along with a few other changes.  Voila!  These are the cookies I have been looking for.  They are still so simple to make but they met my expectations completely.  I hope you'll try these out next time you need a quick chocolate fix :)